Death Note characters by Ylana Kate Macasil

Light Yagami

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The main protagonist. An intelligent and competent straight-A student with a God complex who grows hungry for power when he gets his hands on the Death Note

L

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The world's greatest detective. He is tasked with investigating the mysterious deaths of criminals worldwide. He quickly figures out that the deaths are caused by "Kira", the pseudonym of Light Yagami

Ryuk

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A shinigami, a spirit of death, who dropped his Death Note on Earth, leaving it to be taken by Light Yagami. Ryuk is amused and entertained by Light's determination to cleanse the world of evil using the notebook

Soichiro Yagami

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The father of Light Yagami and a detective superintendent of Japan's National Police Agency. He leads the investigation team tasked to hunt down Kira, unaware that Kira is his son

Raye Penber

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An American FBI investigator who is tasked with investigating the families of Japanese families to see if they have connections to "Kira"

Lind L. Tailor

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A convicted criminal on death row who poses as "L" in a televised broadcast to draw out Kira. He publicly denounces Kira, who kills him using the Death Note in retaliation, only for the real L to reveal that Tailor was a decoy

Sachiko Yagami

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The gracious and caring mother of Light and wife of Soichiro, who is proud of Light's good grades as the top of his class

Sayu Yagami

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Light's younger sister and Soichiro's daughter, who constantly asks her brother to help her with her homework

Yuri

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A teenage girl who has a crush on Light. Light invites her on a date as part of his plan to uncover Raye Penber's name and face

Kurou Otoharada

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A forty two-year old criminal who kidnapped school children and keeps them hostage. He is the first criminal to die after Light writes down his name in the Death Note, demonstrating the notebook's power

Takuo Shibuimaru

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A biker gang member who becomes Light's victim after he sees him harassing a woman, reinforcing Light's worldview that the world is rotten and that rotten people should be removed. Light kills him off by having him die in a traffic accident

Masaaki Shirami

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A criminal whom Light kills to test his capabilities with the Death Note. He was a serial arsonist who had committed a total of five cases of arson in Tokyo, killing 13 people. Before his death, Shirami cut his finger and drew a big circle on the wall of his cell using his blood, with a five-pointed star within it

Ken Yadanaka

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A criminal whom Light kills as an experiment to test the Death Note. He left a note with a coded message for L before dying of a heart attack in his cell

Tasayoshi Yoda

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A criminal whom Light kills to test the Death Note. He escaped the prison and got to a public toilet thirty metres away, but died of a heart attack and collapsed to the floor

Matsushiro Nakaokaji

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A criminal whom Light kills to test the Death Note. He is a convenience store robber wanted for six incidents of robbery and murder. Light kills him by having him stabbed in the stomach with his own knife

Kiichiro Osodera

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A criminal that Light uses to trick Raye Penber into revealing his identity. He is a drug addict who tried to rob a bank and shot two customers and a teller and escaped. Light kills him by having him get run over by a car